OVERNIGHT WORKER (YF)
About The Position
Children’s Home Association of Illinois (CHAIL) is a youth, family, and community-focused 501(c)(3) social service organization located in Peoria, Illinois, with multiple locations and 450 staff. Its residential treatment program serves 30 children ages 8–19 who require highly structured, 24-hour care due to emotional, behavioral, or social dysfunction. The program aims to stabilize residents’ behaviors so they can return home or move to a more permanent living situation, providing services such as counseling, psychiatric assessment and treatment, skill development, and educational programming. The Overnight Residential Worker provides awake overnight coverage and is responsible for residents’ safety and security during sleeping hours. The role includes completing scheduled bed checks every 15 minutes and documenting them accurately, monitoring clients placed on suicide watch, and remaining awake and alert throughout the shift. The worker also performs household duties to maintain the unit or cottage and help remain awake, and must know and follow applicable licensing standards. The position requires a valid Illinois driver’s license, an insured personal vehicle, and the ability to transport oneself and clients. Weekend and holiday work may sometimes be required, as may mandatory first-shift training, particularly during the first month of employment.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- At least 21 years of age to meet DCFS requirements.
- Child care skills.
- Dependability.
- Ability to work objectively with disturbed children.
- Ability and judgment to work independently.
- Maturity and sensitivity to cultural and individual differences in children and families served.
- Ability to handle job-related matters professionally, diplomatically, and confidentially.
- Ability to remain awake while residents are sleeping and the unit or cottage is quiet.
- Vision, hearing, and speaking ability sufficient for effective communication.
- Ability to physically restrain residents as needed.
- Physical and emotional stamina to handle job-related issues and stress effectively.
- Valid Illinois driver’s license and ability to transport oneself and clients to various locations.
- Personal, insured vehicle available at all times.
- Ability to pass DCFS driving requirements.
- If residents in the program are female, the overnight counselor must also be female to meet DCFS requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Related experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide awake overnight coverage in one or more out-of-home placement programs during residents’ normal sleeping hours.
- Ensure the care, welfare, safety, and security of clients on third shift.
- Complete scheduled bed checks every 15 minutes and accurately document them.
- Provide suicide watch for clients designated as being at risk of harming themselves.
- Remain awake and alert throughout the shift while residents are sleeping and the unit or cottage is quiet.
- Perform household duties to maintain the upkeep and cleanliness of the unit or cottage.
- Know and follow applicable licensing standards.
- Attend mandatory trainings during first shift (8 AM–4 PM), especially during the first month of employment.
- Transport oneself and clients to various locations as needed.
- Sometimes work holidays and weekends.
Benefits
- Paid time off accrual of three weeks in the first year for full-time employees.
- Nine paid holidays.
- One floating holiday.
- Sick leave accrual of 12 days per year for full-time employees.
- Medical insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Flexible Spending Account.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability.
- Supplemental life insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Employee Referral Program.
- Opportunity to further education.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
